Scholarships

When to Apply

The 2015 Scholarship application will open in March. Sign up to get an e-mail when it does.

Application Checklist

This checklist will help you prepare and submit your Scholarship application. It can take 3 weeks or more to gather the necessary documentation and complete required forms, so please do not delay.

Review eligibility and service requirements.

Download, save and read the Application and Program Guidance (PDF – 446 KB)This document describes the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program in detail, including the responsibilities of Corps members and the application process.

Check your eligibility.

Review the eligibility requirements. Make sure that you meet all requirements and are eligible to apply.

U.S. citizen or national

Accepted or enrolled in an eligible degree program at an accredited U.S. school in one of the following primary care disciplines: Medicine (MD or DO) Dentistry (DDS or DMD) Nurse Practitioner Certified Nurse-Midwife Physician Assistant

Understand the service commitment.

In return for the first school year (or partial school year) of financial support receive, you agree to provide primary health care services for 2 years at an NHSC-approved site located in a medically underserved area. For each additional school year (or partial school year), you agree to serve an additional year.

Review the types of NHSC-approved sites.

Upon graduation, NHSC scholars serve at NHSC-approved sites in high-need urban, rural and frontier communities across the nation. To see what types of sites and jobs are available, explore the NHSC Jobs Center. Many types of health care facilities are NHSC-approved sites, including:

Federally Qualified Health Centers and Look-Alikes

Rural Health Clinics

hospital-affiliated primary care outpatient clinics

Indian Health Service, Tribal and Urban Indian Health clinics

State or Federal correctional facilities

private practices (solo or group)

community mental health facilities

community outpatient facilities

Critical Access Hospitals

free clinics

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Health Service Corps

mobile units

school-based health programs

State and county health department clinics

Prepare your application.

Create an account. You will then receive an email to activate your account and login. If you already created an account, you may use that information to login and begin the application. When entering information in the online application, please make sure all dates are entered in the format MM/DD/YYYY.

Discuss your application with those who will be submitting information, such as letters of recommendation, on your behalf. Make sure they understand the purpose of the program, accepted letter formats, submission process and the application deadline. You will be able to confirm receipt of the letters through Scholarship application account.

Gather your documentation. All of your documents must be legible, saved as a PDF or Word document that is no larger than 5 MB. Rtf, txt, msg, tif, png, jpg, jpeg, gif, bmp, xls, xlsx, ppt, and pptx are also accepted, but may delay application review and processing.

Required documentation:

Proof of U.S. citizenship

Transcript

Resume detailing volunteer and work experience (no more than five pages)